Announcement: National Kidney Month — March 2017

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Description:
  Each year, March is designated National Kidney Month to raise awareness about the Prevention and early detection of kidney disease. In the United States, kidney disease is the ninth leading cause of death (1). Approximately one in seven (15%) U.S. adults aged ≥20 years are estimated to have chronic kidney disease, most of whom are unaware of their condition (2). If left untreated, chronic kidney disease can lead to kidney failure, requiring dialysis or transplantation for survival (3).
• Subjects:
  Anniversaries And Special Events Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Humans Kidney Diseases
• Source:
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 66(8):232.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6608a7
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  28253226
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5657898
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Name as Subject:
  National Kidney Month
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• Volume:
  66
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4ac84839c59cf6e00be6a46183cf700c7ef74f2403db8bc47075f6219b814886e21b9ddcbe4d368e62725bdcb27bba1c9d4be542f95fea8be0009c3c3bf0d2d0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/55725/cdc_55725_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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